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Motor vehicle
Lincoln Futura
1955 Lincoln Futura
Overview
Manufacturer
Lincoln (Ford)
Production
1954 one prototype built
Model years
1955
Assembly
Carrozzeria Ghia, Turin, Italy
Designer
John Najjar and Bill Schmidt
Body and chassis
Class
Concept car
Body style
2-door coupé
Layout
Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine
368 cu in (6.0 L) Y-block OHV V8
Transmission
3-speed Turbo Drive automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
126.0 in (3,200.4 mm)
Length
227.0 in (5,765.8 mm)
Width
84.6 in (2,148.8 mm)
Height
58.2 in (1,478.3 mm)[1]
The Lincoln Futura is a concept car promoted by Ford's Lincoln brand, designed by Ford's lead stylists Bill Schmidt and John Najjar,[2][3] and hand-built by Ghia in Turin, Italy — at a cost of $250,000 (equivalent to $2,800,000 in 2024).
Displayed on the auto show circuit in 1955, the Futura was modified by George Barris into the Batmobile, for the 1966 TV series Batman.
^"Specifications - The Futura". The Classic 1966 TV Batmobile. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
^Bakken, Douglas A. "Automotive Design Oral History Project: Remembering John Najjar". University of Michigan. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
^Prototypes, Detroit (n.d.). "Detroit's Prototype and Concept Vehicles: 1955 Futura". Bryant & Stratton College. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
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